Mother Nature Knows Her Stuff

I thought I'd share some of the action in Musashi's Garden.
A little peace and quiet.

I'm thankful that Mother Nature really knows her stuff.

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After ten days of cloudy weather.
today the sun is shining.
The light is changing to the wonderful light of Autumn.

The spicebush swallowtail made an appearance 
on the lantana in Musashi's Garden. 

I found a lovely collage on FB that included some of the lyrics to
Try To Remember.

I'm aging myself I'm sure when I say I remember
Harry Belafonte signing this lovely song.

Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow.
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was yellow.

A little over a year ago this is what it looked like around Twisty Lane.
I send thoughts and prayers to the good folk in North Carolina. 

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Fairies In The Garden

This time of year the dragonflies are plentiful around the pond.
They are so small I call them fairy-flies.
It's easy to believe that they are fairies flying around the garden.
I've never been successful in catching a good shot of them until this year.

Look! 

Fairies in the garden! 

I had to shoot through the glass patio doors.

Tiny little things guaranteed to make one smile!

I made my weekly trek to the grocery
and this is the first thing I saw.

Guess I'm not the only one anxious for fall! 

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This and That

A little This And That from last week --

One of my sisters by choice and I celebrated National Margarita Day 
with a Margarita at one of our favorite local spots 
 along with some chips and dip.

Are you following the Great American Read at PBS?
There is a list of 100 favorite books there and THE MARTIAN
is one of them. 
I hadn't read any Sci-Fi in awhile and since it was on the PBS list,
I decided to try it and I'm very glad I did.
There was just enough science to not overwhelm
and humor to break the tension.
Take your vitamins before reading -- it's a ride! 
No, I haven't seen the movie.

The peaches are very good at the local grocery store.
I was surprised they've been this good for this long.
I normally buy peaches at the farmer's market.
This year, I've bought more at the grocery 
and that meant more peach smoothies!

My beautiful Summer Mug designed by Susan Branch.
They are expensive, but so pretty and a great size.

The blue jay on the bird bath had just completed his bath.
The jay on the left was begging to be fed.
A parent's work is never done!
(Wonder where I put the tiny towels?)

A butterfly visit to Musashi's Garden and the lantana.

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Who Gets The Credit?

A few things that made me smile this week.

Lunch across the street at Eclair Paris.
This is their club sandwich with chicken ... wonderful herb sliced chicken.
The book (Bearly Departed) is the first book in new cozy series,
 A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series by Meg Macy.
I love teddy bears and really enjoyed the book.
Like all good cozy books, it is set in a small, idyllic town
and has wonderful places to shop, quirky characters, dogs and cats!

This dragon-lady will never have enough dragons.
This one was made by a favorite artist of mine who I also consider friend,
Kate Tracton.

It was much easier to grow succulents in New Mexico.
But look, my first successful succulent bloom in the tropics!

Speaking of blooms,
a volunteer that came up in the garden.
Not sure which bird or squirrel gets the credit for bringing in the seeds.

I found this sign on Birch Lane
and really did laugh out loud.

Wishing YOU well, much joy and a big smile.

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Good Morning!

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Good Morning!

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

This and That

It was one of those "this and that" weeks.
Heat records have been set all week.
It's not even UGHust! 


The last Rice U baseball home series has come and gone.
I found these at the grocery and thought they'd be fun at the tailgate.
They were!

Mother's Day with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
I do love Orbit and all his shenanigans.
He must be one of the best major league baseball mascots.

Lots blooming in Musashi's Garden.

Coneflower

Miss Amelia Day Lily

Persian Garden Day Lily

Mini Pearl Day Lily

I order all my daylilies from Oakes.
I've been very pleased with the plants and the service.


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Tra La! It's May!

It's the magical month of May.

I couldn't resist a lovely May Day bouquet.

I have several pots of Lantana blooming in
Musashi's Garden.
I hope the butterflies like them as much as I do!

The crocosmia blooming came as a surprise.
I didn't see the plant at all last year.
Yippee!

Another amaryllis is blooming, too.

May also means that I start preparing
for my six month summer hibernation!
I have plenty of yarn for projects.
Never too early to start holiday gifts!

It's already hot and humid.
Smoothies are definitely in order.

It's also time to think about hurricane supplies.
I've started loading up on water
and will think about what canned goods I might like.

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